The first figurines of Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager who died of leukaemia in 2006, are already on sale in the souvenir ...

Trump’s tariffs hit an unlikely target—handmade Irish Christian art—and echo an ancient struggle over the sacred across ...

In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their ... It also housed an order of Catholic monks called the Cistercians, who were also known as the "White Monks" for their light-colored robes.

Conclave” the film may have introduced moviegoers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a ...

England had broken away from the Catholic Church ... Ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Poles, Romans, Saxons, medieval monks and 18th-century street sellers all had their versions of spiced, crossed ...

Marcellus II and his 16th-century predecessor Adrian VI (reigned 1522-1523) are the only popes since 996 to keep their given ...

a revived medieval Catholic route. On foot and by bus, they follow the ancient path west across the Arlberg pass, the highest point on the Camino, and continue to their final destination in the ...

The origins of the hot cross bun traditionally made with currants, spices, flour, and eggs are closely linked to a... Read more ...

Today, two chapels — one Catholic and the other Greek Orthodox ... The groundbreaking discovery sheds new light on Crusader history, medieval Christian art, and the enduring significance ...

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It's also ...